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Date Posted: 13:00:49 04/29/08 Tue
Author: ManuBlasco
Subject: Re: Fate of spanish San Julian after battle Cape St. Maria
In reply to: Cy 's message, "Re: Fate of spanish San Julian after battle Cape St. Maria" on 11:00:16 04/29/08 Tue

>Manu
>
>From Clowes Vol III (not much I'm afraid)
...
the San Julian, 70, and the San
>Eugenia, 70. The two latter drove ashore and were lost
>[footnote]. The remaining four were brought into
>Gibraltar, and were ultimately added to the Navy. All
>retained their old names, save the Fenix, which was
>renamed Gibraltar."
>
>However there is a footnote:
>"Chevalier says that one of them was retaken by her
>crew and carried into Cadiz"
>
>In the table of spanish losses Clowes has
>
>San Eugenia and San Julian as "drove ashore after
>caprute in lord Rodney's action" on 17th January 1780

Hummm, so we have the same doubt in the british version....i will start to think that both versions are right...both ships drove ashore, San Julian after beeing retaken by the spanis crew...and later, maybe (here it is my guess) was rescued into Cadiz....

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